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  1. RichHillIsABeast
    No it doesn't. Some systems that are loaded can, but the Cubs are not devoid of high end talent. Do you think if they trade Cabrera they're going to get a package of all position players? Pie is still a stellar prospect, one of the best in the game. His improvement through the season is anything but meh. High end talent doesn't mean top 50 in my book. The only thing that will push Pie up in the ranking is the graduation of guys like Young, Fielder, Verlander, etc. He'll move up by default this season. His .283/.341/.451/.792 line isn't anything great. Pie doesn't suck. I'm not saying that at all, but many teams will have better position propects to offer up in trade. They'll also have more of them. Our organization is the last place to come for position prospects. The Cubs track record on that speaks for itself. I'm not trying to rag on Pie. He's just not good enough to get the likes of Cabrera. The rumors around the ASB were that the Marlins were asking the Dodgers and Angels for 2-3 top prospects and then some. We can't touch that type of quality. Was the asking price high? Yes, maybe even unrealistically so, but it illustrates the depth other orgs have in top tier talent that we don't have. If we couldn't sign Cabrera after his FA clock is up, we'd be in big trouble with and average at best farm system that just gave up it's top prospects. Say no to Cabrera.
  2. RichHillIsABeast
    Didn't Miller and Wood have similar surgeries?
  3. RichHillIsABeast
    Pie and Veal are probably in the top 50 of all of baseball after this season. Which means there are plenty of teams with more highly thought of prospects to offer up in trade. The Marlins need position prospects more than pitching prospects. Pie isn't an elite prospect, especially after this season's meh showing. They're not going to take pitching prospects from us and then swap them for position prospects, so we're pretty much out of the Cabrera bidding from the start.
  4. RichHillIsABeast
    Why continue to vote for and push such an unrealistic opportunity? No offense intended. It just sounds like a waste of time, but it's your time. :wink:
  5. RichHillIsABeast
    Love the leadoff HR. I wonder what Marshall's stats are with Barrett and Hank White.
  6. RichHillIsABeast
    Nice defense, ladies.
  7. RichHillIsABeast
    Back to AAA Hill. We're after that #1 pick and you're not helping.
  8. RichHillIsABeast
    likes: Hill Marshall Barrett Aramis's 2nd half Len and Bob Pierre's defense (much better than I had thought) dislikes: Jones's defense and horribly inaccurate arm (this is the majors right?) Cedeno's overhyped D and inability to handle the lumber Baker's lack of personal accountability and professionalism Murton's lack of pop lack of MI defense Pierre's noodle arm and lack of on base skills The amount of PT scrubs like Bynum, Mabry, and Ne!f! got Hendry's fascination with BA with RISP and 2 outs over more predictable and repeatable indicators of performance the inability to grasp simple concepts from statistical analysis in a business environment *loads more
  9. RichHillIsABeast
    Do you remember what we did to get Maddux 15 last season? also silly but not quite as risky as overworking zambrano. frankly, zambrano should be shut down. that won't happen, but to go to a four man rotation would really cement the cubs management as amongst the worst in baseball history. I agree. It's dumb, but let's not forget who we're dealing with here.
  10. RichHillIsABeast
    Exactly.
  11. RichHillIsABeast
    Do you remember what we did to get Maddux 15 last season?
  12. RichHillIsABeast
    Like who? I think the only 2 rookies that basically NEED to be in the rotation right now are Guzman and Hill, especially the latter. Combine them with Z and you've still got 2 spots open. Marshall was up for pretty much the whole year...does he really desperately need this last month? What's he got left to prove? Marmol's injured right now and Mateo I think would be better off working out of the bullpen (I still think he could make a great closer down the line). Yes, there are always other people to try out, but Miller's here for 1 more month...why not see what he can do? What is there to lose? More fun with Rusch? Because you know Dusty's using him before they bring up any more rookies. Mateo needs innings. The minor league season is about over, so I'd rather he get a start than Miller. Zambrano, Marshall, Marmol, Hill, Guzman for the last month. Why does Mateo need innings? He's going to be chillin' in AAA next season.
  13. RichHillIsABeast
    Hopefully we get another decent raw arm...can't expect much for Nevin, although the Cubs weren't on the hook for much $ when we picked him up, so it's probably not a used jockstrap. We already have one of those in RF anyway.
  14. RichHillIsABeast
    the rotation for the rest of the season should be: Zambrano Marshall Hill Guzman Miller If we go to a 4 man rotation to give Z more shots at Ws and the Cy Young, Guzman should be the odd man out.
  15. RichHillIsABeast
    Lee has an NTC this season and then 10/5 rights after that, right? Trading him is going to be tough. But, yeah, blow up the team if ARam leaves. Goodbye Z. :cry:
  16. RichHillIsABeast
    Since we're not getting draft picks for departing FA, getting that top pick has become priority #1 for the season. I know Dusty is up to the challenge. Who else can throw 3 straight games to the Pirates? :lol:
  17. RichHillIsABeast
    Whelp, there goes the positive parts of letting guys like Pierre and Ramirez walk. This stinks.
  18. RichHillIsABeast
    Dude's got a closer's makeup. There weren't any good closers on the market. Closing is more about mentality than stuff. Blah Blabblahbabab
  19. RichHillIsABeast
    Dusty is staying the season. Hendry hates to admit when he's wrong and when he eventually does, his solution is usually even worse and a long time in coming.
  20. RichHillIsABeast
    What impact player can be had for the middling prospects in our system? You could get something with the pitching we have. I would think a package of Hill, Pawelek, Veal could net you a pretty good player. I don't think those guys (forgive me Rich!) are loved by other organizations as much as us. We've always been under the impression that our prospects are better than they are. Veal is going to get rocked if he keeps walking people. Pawelek is pretty solid. Hill is just getting his value out of the toilet.
  21. RichHillIsABeast
    It's good to see at least one player the Cards pick up go south on them. Usually they pick something off the scrap heap and it turns out to be gold. No pity for the Cards. I feel bad for Mulder though.
  22. RichHillIsABeast
    Is it too much to ask for a RF that doesn't spike 50% of his throws into the ground? If you're going to have obvious holes in your offensive game like Jones does, the least you can do is field your position. Jones is a butcher. At least ARam has improved tremendously defensively. No more 35 error seasons. Is he Scott Rolen? No, but those guys don't grow on trees.
  23. RichHillIsABeast
    This is so pathetic it's comical. I laughed until it hurt after we got swept.
  24. RichHillIsABeast
    And bye bye 2007, 2008...We bascially would be left with DLEE as your lone power hitter. Scary thought indeed. Ram has got Hendry and the Cubs by their stones! Hey, Hendry is the one who grabbed his hand and guided it into position. :lol: Don't give any more opt out clauses, Jimbo.
  25. RichHillIsABeast
    He hits pretty well with RISP (this season too, IIRC), which is good for a PH. As a PH he's hitting .206 7 for 34 I cited BA w/ RISP, not BA. Mabes is hitting: w/ RISP: .293/.380/.488/.868 (41 AB) w/ RISP & 2 outs: .350/.480/.750/1.230 (20 AB) I know what you cited, but you said that BA w/RISP would make him a good PH. But it hasn't this year, shown by the BA when he's a PH. I was not arguing your RISP stats...I was arguing that they don't tell you anything about his pinch hitting ability. It's whatever stat you or the organization thinks is pertinent with that small of a sample size. I guarantee you guys like Baker, Hendry, and the majority of scouts us BA with RISP to evaluate PH and offensive bench options. I guess we could look at PH AB with RISP, but that would be about 5 AB a season. :lol: * I don't agree with the practice of using BA w/ RISP to evaluate PH or offense, but a lot of the Hendry/Baker types do. That's the point. They're the ones setting the market, not you or me.
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